Albion05:
Homeboy as you rightly called yourself.
The hussle is real!..........

Your main concern should be for the embassy to grant you student visa first, so that you can gain entry in to the country.
Getting visa grant with diploma courses is very difficult but possible ( Are you talking about graduate diploma or just diploma )?.

You have to consider first........ your age, if you have obtained first degree or not, if the diploma course you intend to pursue has been your primary work you have been doing before.

A strong Statement of purpose or letter of intent to be able to convinced the Visa officer or case officer.

When you finally find your self in OZ with the diploma course that you applied..... yes you can pursue your permanent residence from there.

Most importantly to gain access or visa grant with diploma courses should be your concern and not PR.
Visa grant first before PR.
You can as well check this thread for PR route!..

https://www.nairaland.com/3053069/general-guide-australian-permanent-resident/1

Start from page 1 to the last pg of the thread.

Goodluck bro!!...

yourhouse:



When in december did u apply, i applied on the 15th and did biometrics 17th was asked for medicals 18th.. status says under processing time

Aieboocaar:


Osheyy boss!!.

As stated earlier, i intend to apply for just ordinary diploma package(majorly because of financial constraint) so i can atleast sponsor mysef while studying that.
i got B.Sc here in Naija tho.. but i just want to apply as a fresh WAEC pikin with zero experience in an entirely different course from my B.sc

Solitin40:

How old are you?

Aieboocaar:


Osheyy boss!!.

As stated earlier, i intend to apply for just ordinary diploma package(majorly because of financial constraint) so i can atleast sponsor mysef while studying that.
i got B.Sc here in Naija tho.. but i just want to apply as a fresh WAEC pikin with zero experience in an entirely different course from my B.sc

Teehomies:
That was the same response i got. But nobody contacted me till the visa was granted.

Aieboocaar:


Mid-twenty!!.... is age also an underlying factor in this pathway

Albion05:
Ok, how old are you?..
If you are below 20 fine but if you are between 21, 22 and above, that's a red flag.
Applying for just ordinary diploma is very difficult but possible. The success rate is minimal.
If bonavature you applied for it, how will you explain the academic gap because definitely you will drop your Bachelors degree certificate.

My advice will be........

1. Apply for the diploma but (N/B that it will be very difficult to get but possible and except you have funds to throw around). The succces rate for this is minimal.

2. If you have friends, families and well-wishers who have your success and progress at heart, contact them and let them sponsor you for post graduate program depending on your CGPA wether you are qualified for Masters straight or part way to masters in your discipline or any other related field.

3. Follow the permanent residence route to save cost.
https://www.nairaland.com/3053069/general-guide-australian-permanent-resident/1

Make your decision bro and I wish you luck!...

Solitin40:

Also verify very well if the Diploma will lead to PR law changes every day in Australia because if not that’s one chance your best bet is BSc or MSc

Albion05:
You are absolutely correct bro!..
But the guy does not want to mention the course or the program in question for someone to know wether it will lead to PR or not, likewise his age ....
He holds the key to everything concerning him.

bblessed:
Hello!!! those that applied for dependant or spouse visa, have you guys had from them.

Ayolachris:
No....I havnt heard from dem ooo. I applied since 11th of October, did medicals n biometrics on the 12th and 13th of October last year. I have emailed dem last week. But uptill now I have not heard from dem. I don't know if dia are ppl here who applied for dependant spouse visa class 500. ? To be very sincere, the waiting is becoming Wosky ....I no d sleep again. But I am so hopful it will end in praise. Missing my wife every minute...

Teehomies:
Pls thru which airline did u go? Or what site did u book yiur ticket?

Teehomies:
Pls thru which airline did u go? Or what site did u book yiur ticket?

Joyfree:
cheap ticket.com

onlyme07:

He thought if he does,it will be hijacked due to his thorough research forgetting the money to be wasted if issh happens is more fustrating than not seeking proper advise.

Albion05:
You are absolutely correct bro!..
But the guy does not want to mention the course or the program in question for someone to know wether it will lead to PR or not, likewise his age ....
He holds the key to everything concerning him.

GOOO3:
Biko how were u asked for medicals? Did your case officer send an email?

My Medical assessment has still not changed status after 60 days, even when i did medicals before applying.

Aieboocaar:


@bolded got me loling hard
Thats one myopic way of thinking bro my papa no be shareholder for oz land!!



@Albion my real Gee ...
your last post really opened my eye and made me see things in a whole different light.. THANKS FOR THAT
anyways, to the main point... i hold a B.SC accounting already(fresh graduate) and i have followed and research the PR thread but that one be like say na long thing for me given my zero work experience (enuff 75-80 pointers still dey wait for months)... but i thought to go for a fresh start in automobile tech. i see more prospect in that. Anyways its just my wild thought tho! na why i bring am to ogas like you make una epp me chook mouth for the matter.

ogheneese07:


Thanks you so much for getting back at me @Albion05 it is a post graduate diploma program which after completion I intend on proceeding to masters. I have taken in consideration everything you mentioned. I sent the school a mail and they replied saying int'l students are to apply using an authorised MIT representative in their country and if there are No MIT representative in your country, ur application will not be able to be processed. Unfortunately, Nigeria is not amongst their list of countries with MIT representative. I'll really like to know if there are any Nigerians schooling there and how they went about it ? Thank you

bligs:

Heaps of Nigerians in MIT but they don't enter Australia through MIT, they entered through AL1 unis and cross to MIT due to cheaper fees, getting to Australia through MIT maybe difficult due to the fact that you have to provide extra documents to DIBP to proof you are GTE because MIT isn't a AL1 school. Personal opinion, go for AL1 unis.

bligs:

Heaps of Nigerians in MIT but they don't enter Australia through MIT, they entered through AL1 unis and cross to MIT due to cheaper fees, getting to Australia through MIT maybe difficult due to the fact that you have to provide extra documents to DIBP to proof you are GTE because MIT isn't a AL1 school. Personal opinion, go for AL1 unis.

fobak203:
@ziinee
Firstly, you can avoid GRE and TOEFL by going the Canny and Australian way. GRE is recommended by some high profile schools in Canada. In my own search for Ph.D, I realized focus is the mother of success and I concentrated all my effort on Australia. Recently, IELTS is just no longer schools requirement but has also become a visa requirements. In essence, you might not be able to do without IELTS. First step, Google to ascertain the schools offering your course on a PhD level in Australia, contact the supervisors by writing an excellent and catchy introductory mail, this is only achievable if you speak the academic language of the senior researcher. Contact as many as possible even after getting positive remark from them, continue the correspondence. Apply for admission, indicate you want to be assessed for scholarship during the admission application, they usually go hand in hand and do that early enough. You can join ARCAMAD, Scholardev, scholarship positions etc for more notifications of recent openings. You can also write 2 or three articles during this time, to show commitment to research, mention your previous research, current research and future research embankments in your proposal. These are roadmaps and pointers. This cannot be replaced by personal research on your part. Search keywords on this thread for closely related answers like mine. PhD admission and scholarship fall on you as you make efforts and pray. God will reward your effort with succeas

Albion05:
I also applied to AL1 school as well and so many other persons here. Make sure that your first degree is inline with your post graduate program you are going for.

I was asked
to provide Statement of account.
The era when people use AL1 schools to escape freely has gone.

You must meet the required GTE like other students. No doubt AL1 schools has some unseen advantages.
One thing again the country where you are applying also matters a lot. Recently Nigeria were moved to a higher risk assessment level.

Also, after paying the tuition deposit, is he going to forfiet the deposit he paid initially?..
No doubt people transfer from one uni to another uni so far as you don't go below the education level of which your were granted your student visa.

@ Bligs, I will like you to help this moniker in finding out how those Nigerians transferred to MIT and wether they forfeited the deposition they made initial in their previous AL1 schools.
That will help the moniker to prepare himself ahead!..
Thanks for this wonderful insight and may God continue to bless you. Information is power!..

bligs:

Most i have meet and heard off are after their first semester with their initial unis in this case your first semester fee is gone however, there are few who change sch and course upon arriving (one is on this forum, can't recall his username for now) in this rare case you can apply for refund. The implication of changing sch or course after your first semester is that you will have to apply for visa extension at the expiration of your initial grant.

lawland:
Please House,

I need info on schools i can apply for without using an Agent in Nigeria.

Lagos2canna:
Good day house, i have been looking for Master's program in Education in Australia but the school fees is too much for me, my plan is to ought for pg diploma. Please i need help with names of schools with post graduate diploma program with cheap school fees.